sonsie
Example Sentences
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Zara herself seems a fresh and sonsie young woman who has emulated her mother as a world-ranking equestrian.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2011
My scarcity of English denies me the power of doing her justice in that language; but you know the Scottish idiom,—she was a bonnie, sweet, sonsie lass.
From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng
When I heard him safely round the 'sherp' turn on the staircase I looked at the sonsie, kindly face of my old nurse.
From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing
Fair fa' your honest sonsie face, jolly Great chieftain o' the puddin'-race!
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan
There was no counter or bar, and the liquor was brought "ben" by Oliver or his sonsie wife.
From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert
